Horseshoe.



PATENTED SEPT. 4, 1906.

W; J. GONNALLY.

HORSESHOB.

APPLICATION nun) NOV. 21. 1905.

Smewtoz WILLIAM JEFFERSON (JONNALLY, OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA.

HORSESHOE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 4, 1906.

Application filed November 21 1905. Serial No. 288.398.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LIVILLIAM JEFFERSON CONNALLY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Atlanta, in the county of Fulton and State ofGeorgia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Horseshoes, of;

which the following is a specification.

My invention pertains to horseshoes of the removablecalk type; and ithas for one of its objects to provide such a horseshoe embody ing asimple and strong construction calculated. to effectually prevent casualdisplacement of its calks and yet permit of any one of the calks beingquickly and easily removed and as readily replaced with a new calk whennecessity demands.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a horseshoe of theremovablecalk type in which the calks are efhciently cushioned with aview of preventing the transmission of shock and jar to a horses hoof.

Other advantageous features peculiar to my invention will be fullyunderstood from the following description and claims when the same areconsidered in connection with the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which Figure 1 is an inverted plan view of thehorseshoe constituting the present and preferred embodiment of myinvention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal central section of the same. Fig. 3is a detail transverse section taken in the plane indicated by the line3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a detail longitudinal section taken through thetoe-call: and its holder and the adjacent calk-retainer. Fig. 5 is adetail transverse section taken in the plane indicated by the line 5 5of Fig. 1 and illustrating the mannerin which the calk-retainers areengaged with the body of the horseshoe, and Fig. 6 is a perspective viewof one of the calk-retainers removed.

Similar letters designate corresponding parts in all of the views of thedrawings, referring to which A is the body of my novel horseshoe, whichis of the ordinary general form and is preferably made of the metalusually employed, and B and C C are calk-holders formed integral withthe body and designed for the reception of a removable toe-calk B andremovable heel-calks C C, respectively. The calk-holder B is curvedthroughout itslength, is closed at one end, as indicated by a, and isprovided on the lower edges of its side walls with inwardly-directedflanges i). The calkholders C C differ from the holder B in that theyare straight. They are, however, closed at their rear ends, as indicatedby 0,

- and are provided on the lower edges of their side walls withinwardly-directed flanges d. The call: B is curved throughout itslength, while the calks C are straight; but with this exception thecallrs are identical in constructionthat is to say, they respectivelycomprise a body 6, which may be toothed on its under side, as indicatedby f, or plain, as desired, and a T-head g, the said T-head beingdesigned to be engaged by the inwardly directed flanges of thecalk-holders after the manner shown with a view of precluding casualdisplacement of the calks while the shoe is in use.

E E are cushions of rubber or other suitable material arranged in andextending the full length of the calk-holders and having for theirpurpose to prevent the transmission of shock and jar to a horses hoof,and F F are plates of steel or other suitable material interposedbetween the calks and the cushions. These plates F have for theiro'l'l'ice to facil1- tate introduction of the calks into the hold erssubsequent to the placing of the cushions in said holders and to preventdisarrangement of the cushions incident to the introduction of thecalks. In this connection it will be noticed that the ends of the calksadjacent to the closed ends of the calk-holders are beveled, asindicated by h, this latter provision being made in order to enable thecalks to slide readily over the plates F.

In addition to the ealk-holders B and C the body A is provided with theusual nail-holes i and with depending ribs or flanges and notches 7c,the said ribs or flanges y extending crosswise of the body at pointsadjacent to the open ends of the calk-holders, and the notches k beingformed in the inner edge of the body. It will also be seen by referenceto Fig. 4 of the drawings that the open ends IIO of the body m as theflange p and designed to rest in one of the recesses Z of the body. Whenthe several calk-retainers G are arranged, as shown in Fig. 1, relativeto the body A and'are connected by nails'to the said body and to ahorses hoof, it will be apparent that the flanges 19 will precludecasual displacement of the calks from the calk holders, while theprojections q and 1" and the tongues s, cooperating with the ribs orflanges j, the notches in, and the recesses Z, respectively, of the bodyA will eifectually prevent casual movement of the calk-retainers withrespect to the said body A.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that when the parts of thehorseshoe are assembled and connected together, as shown in Fig. 1,there is no liability of any one of the calks working loose or beingcasually displaced. When, however, it is necessary for any reason toremove any one of the calks and replace the same with a new calk, thesame may be quickly and easily accomplished after the retainercomplementary to the said calk is disconnected from the body A and thehorses hoof by drawing the nail which extends through the said retainer.In this way one or all of the calks may be expeditiously removed andreplaced with new calks without the necessity of removing the body Afrom the horses hoof, which is an important desideratum.

It Will also be gathered from the foregoing that .my novel shoe is nomore cumbersome and heavy than the ordinary shoe at present in generaluse, and yet it is calculated to enable a horse to secure a goodfoothold on a slippery surface and at the same time efficiently cushionthe horses hoof incident to travel over a hard roadway. It willfurtherbe noticed that my novel horseshoe embodies no delicate parts, such asare likely to get out of order after a short period of use, and that itis adapted to withstand rough usage quite as well as a horseshoe of theordinary wellknown construction. In fact, my novel horseshoe, as awhole; will obviously last longer than an ordinary horseshoe, becausewhen the calks B and C are Worn to a greater or less extent they may bereadily removed and replaced with new calks.

With a view of preventing injury to the cushions of the horseshoe whengreat weight is imposed on the cushions I provide the abutments m in theupper portions of the calkholders. The-plates F or the upper sides ofthe T-heads of the calks bring up against said abutments m when thecushions are unduly compressed, and thereby obviate injury to thecushions.

I claim 1. In a horseshoe of the removable-calk type, the combination ofa body having a calk-holder closed at one end and open at its oppositeend and provided with a contracted lower portion; said body also havinga crosswise rib, a calk removable from the holder in the direction ofthe length of the body, and a calk-retainer removably secured on thebody between the crosswise rib thereof and the open end of thecalk-holder.

2. In a horseshoe of the removable-calk type, the combination with abody having a calk-holder closed at one end and open at its opposite endand having flanges extending in wardly from its side walls, whereby itslower portion is contracted; of a calk removable from the holder in thedirection of the length of the body and comprising a body and. a T-headresting in the calk-holder, and a calkretainer secured on the bodyadjacent to the open end of the calk-holder.

3. In a horseshoe of the removable-calk type, the combination with abody having a calk-holder closed at one end and open at its oppositeend, and also having a crosswise rib on its under side and a notch inits inner edge and a recess in the open end of the calkholder; of a calkremovably arranged in the holder, and a calk-retainer disposed betweenthe rib or flange on the body and the open end of the holder and havinga projection arranged to bear against the outer end of the rib orflange, a projection bent into the notch of the body, and a tonguedisposed in the recess in the end of the holder, said retainer beingadapted to be detachably connected to the body.

4. In a horseshoe of the removable-calk type, the combination with abody having a calk-holder closed at one end and open at its opposite endand provided with inwardly-extending flanges on its side walls, and alsohav- ITO ing a crosswise rib on its under side. and a notch inits inneredge and arecess in the open end of the calk-holder; of a calk removablyarranged in the holder and comprising a body and a T-head, and acalk-retainer disposed between the rib or flange on the body and theopen end of the holder and having a projection arranged to bear againstthe outer end of the rib or flange, a projection bent into the notch ofthe body, and a tongue disposed in the recess in the end of the holder,and also having a nail-hole arranged to coincide with a nail-hole in thebody.

5. In a horseshoe of the removable-calk type, the combination of a bodyhaving a calk-holder closed at one end and open at its opposite end andprovided with a contracted lower portion; said body also having a recessin the open end of the calk-holder and a crosswise rib arranged adjacentto said open end, a calk removable from the holder in the direction ofthe length of the body, a calk-retainer arran ed in the recess in theopen end of the calk-' older and against the adjacent side of thecrosswise rib and removable from the body in the direction of the widththereof, and means for securing the retainer on the body.

6. In a horseshoe of the removable-calk type, the combination of a bodyhaving a calk-holder open at one end and closed at its opposite end andhavin a contracted lower portion, a calk removabIe from the holder inthe direction of the length of the body and having an enlarged upperportion, a cushion arranged in the holder, between the calk and thebody, and also removable from the holder in the direction of the lengthof the body, and means for retaining the calk and the cushion in theholder.

7. In a horseshoe of the removable-calk type, the combination of a bodyhaving a calk-holder, a calk removably arranged in the holder and havingits upper side beveled at one end, a cushion disposed in the holderabove the calk, and a metallic plate arranged in the holder andinterposed between the upper side of the call; and-the under side of thecushion.

8. In a horseshoe of the removable-call: type, the combination with abody having a calk-holder open at its under side and at one end andprovided with inwardlydirected flanges at the lower edges of its sidewalls; of a removable calkhaving an enlarged upper portion held againstdownward movement in the calk-holder, a cushion removably arranged inthe holder between the upper side of the calk and the body, and aremovable retainer closing the open end of the holder, the body and thesaid retainer being provided with cooperating means whereby the retaineris held against casual movement on the body.

9. In a horseshoe of the removable-call: type, the combination with abody having a ca 1 -holder open at its under side and at one end andprovided with inwardlydirected flanges at the lower edges of its sidewalls; of a removable calk having an enlarged upper portion held againstdownward movement in the calk-holder, and, also having its upper sidebeveled at one end, a cushion removably arranged in the holder at apoint above the calk, a plate interposed between the calk and thecushion, and a retainer detachably held on the body.

10. In a horseshoe, the combination of a body having a calk-holderprovided in its upper portion with abutments and also provided at itslower portion with inwardly-directed flanges, a ealk havin a T-head orenlargement disposed in the holder and movable between said abutmentsand flanges, and a cushion interposed between the calk and the top ofthe holder.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing Witnesses.

WlllLlAllI JEFFERSON CONNALLY.

Witnesses:

PHILIP L. GOMEZ, LULA WooLs.

